Public Hearing Set On Fixing Road Curve

Avon News Notes

September 13, 1996

The town and the state Department of Transportation are holding a public hearing Wednesday on the reconstruction of the Nod Road S curve.

The project entails reconstructing and realigning about 2,500 feet of Nod Road, eliminating the tricky S curve midway between the intersection with Route 44 and the Simsbury town line. Detailed designs will be shown during the hearing.

The town is covering the cost of the in-house design work, and the state will bid the project and pay for the cost, said Town Engineer Tom Daukas.The earliest any work would begin is next summer, Daukas said.

Officials have discussed improving the curve for several years. Trucks have long had trouble negotiating the curve, running into wooden guardrails along the west side. Last year, the town tried to make Nod Road easier to drive on by adding a shoulder.

The hearing will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the selectmen's chambers in town hall.

Those would like to send comments about the issue may write to Daukas, the town engineer, by Sept. 30. The town hall address is 60 W. Main St., Avon, CT 06001.